Liberia elects first woman president

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 67, was elected Africa’s first head of state in a historic election in Liberia.

This is being seen as a turning point in war-torn Liberia, turning the page on decades of lawlessness and corruption after back-to-back civil wars since 1989.

People were dancing in the streets at the news. “We want stability, free education and also reconciliation, and I believe that Mrs Sirleaf has the best interests of the Liberian people in mind.”